Many people get confused between a legal multi-level marketing plan
and a illegal scam. Multi-level marketing got a bad name a
dozen or so years ago when several illegal operations popped up
posing as multi-level marketing companies. The fact is,
multi-level marketing strategies are one of the best methods of
spreading the word and creating excitement about a product or service. Some of the larger US
companies are based on legal
multi-level marketing principles such as Mary Kay, Amway, Longaberger, and
more.
DonationNetwork.org is a standard non-profit charity.
Our main goal is to help charities receive donations. The
Donation Matching Program, which we expect will revolutionize
how people donate, is based on multi-level
marketing. We figured as
profitable as this strategy
is, why not apply it to the
donation arena and give all
the profits to the
charities?
Still, it is understandable that some
may be confused between our program and other illegal scams you might have
heard of or may have fallen
victim to. The
following chart lists some of the
biggest differences between
us and an illegal scam:
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The Matching Program |
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Illegal scam |
Legal, ethical
manner of doing business, which the profits are designed to
go to the charities. Remember we are a non-profit company, by law
it's not legal for us to make a profit. |
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One or very few people at the top make an exponential amount
of money. |
First, the program is not designed for anyone to make money;
the charities are the
ones who benefit.
Second, the maximum amount of
matching funds available
per donation is
$1000.00. This is true for the 1st person in the system
and the 10,000th person. |
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Payouts are based on the recruitment of other people only. |
We provide matching
funds for donations
acquired, not people.
You could reach the
Patron Stage (the last
stage) in our program
with only securing two
additional donations. |
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You can buy your way into a higher position in the system. |
You cannot buy your way anywhere in our system.
Additionally, the maximum amount of donation is $50.00(tax
deductable ).
This amount never
changes. |
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There is no product or
service being sold. |
Our DonationNetwork.org site is
the largest and most
complete service to help
you locate and research
charities. |
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Typically known as a 'get rich quick' scheme. |
Our goal is NOT to make anyone rich.
The goal is to benefit
charities. Again, the largest matching amount that is available
is $1000.00.
This doesn't really
qualify as a 'get rich quick' amount. |
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Requires mandatory purchases of
products or accessories. |
No purchase
of anything required. |
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Requires
substantial initial cash
investment. |
There is no initial or up-front investment required to be in the
Matching Program. |
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Tries to hide what they are and promises big payouts. |
We are not hiding anything. The program is based on a
legal multi-level marketing system. There is no guarantee
that your donation will
receive matching funds. |
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Once you are in, it is very difficult to get out. |
You can cancel out of
the program at any time
without penalty. |
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Designed to benefit only
those who created 'the
business.' |
Designed to benefit thousands of charities across the world. |
Illegal scams
The Matching Program
